asin (Matlab function)
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Inverse sine



Matlab/Scilab equivalent
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**Matlab** **Scilab**

::

    `asin`_



::

    `asin`_




Particular cases
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In y=asin(x), for real elements of x outside the domain [-1,1], the
complex part of Scilab y value is the opposite of Matlab y value.



Examples
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**Matlab** **Scilab**

::

    y = `asin`_(2)
    y = 1.5708 - 1.3170i



::

    y = `asin`_(2)
    y = 1.5708 + 1.3170i